Background
Hammel, Edward Frederic was born on January 6, 1918 in New York City. Son of Edward F. and Louise (Schultz) Hammel.
(An account of the wartime reserach and development of plu...)
An account of the wartime reserach and development of plutonium metallurgy at Los Alamos National Laboratory (then Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory). Much of the material remained classified until Hammel was able to obtain permission for de-classification.
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Hammel, Edward Frederic was born on January 6, 1918 in New York City. Son of Edward F. and Louise (Schultz) Hammel.
Bachelor, Darthmouth College, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1944.
Senior scientist, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Princeton, 1941-1944;
staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Laboratory, 1944-1945;
group leader, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1945-1970;
project manager, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1971-1972;
associate division leader, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1972-1974;
assistant director, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1974-1979;
consultant to director office, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, since 1979. Vice president scientific county IIR, Paris, 1971-1977. Member, chairman New Mexico Energy Research and Development Institute, Santa Fe, 1981-1985.
Director Energy Research and Development Administration Study on the Energy Related Application of Helium, Washington, 1975.
(An account of the wartime reserach and development of plu...)
Member, chairman board trustees, Los Alamos Public Library., 1952-1953, Medical Ctyr., 1956-1962, Health Hospital, Welfare Services, 1959, Adjustment, 1965, School Board, 1965-1972, University New Mexico Reserve Center, 1971-1972. Fellow American Physical Society, 1953, member, Senior Advisory Committee on Energy of the University of Puerto Rico Center for Energy and Environmental Research, since 1980. Member Phi Beta Kappa, 1937.
Married Caroline E. Moore, August 22, 1942. Children: Caroline Louise, Elizabeth Moore, Christine Eugenia.